US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, who is also a top White House advisor, will be leading the American contingent at the Global
Entrepreneurship Summit in India later in November, the State Department has announced.
The Summit in Hyderabad, to be attended by 1,500 entrepreneurs from 170 countries, will be co-hosted by India and the US.
The theme for the mega event will be ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’ and on supporting women entrepreneurs and fostering economic growth globally.
Narendra Modi during his visit to the White House in June had invited Ivanka Trump, 36, to visit India.
The State Department said in a statement that it is working with selected partners through the SPARK Global Entrepreneurship Private Sector Coalition, led by the Global Entrepreneurship Network.
In addition to the Global Entrepreneurship Network, several US companies such as Amazon, Amway, CNBC, Cognizant, Dell, Google, Intel, Kauffman Foundation, Salesforce, Silicon Valley Bank and Walmart are supporting the GES 2017.
